A new Dutch study finds that complications of strep throat may have been behind the sudden death at age 35 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791.

By Tom Vogt, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Mar. 1--3 cases confirmed; disease is treated with antibiotics Three cases of scarlet fever have been confirmed in the community, according a note sent home Friday afternoon to parents of Chinook Elementary School students.

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Filling a prescription, remembering to take it and taking it properly are the keys to compliance and medicinal effectiveness.

The case A three-year-old boy presented with a seven-day history of fever. He had a polymorphous rash and bilateral conjunctival infection. On examination he had cervical lymphadenopathy (about 1.5 cm in diameter), red and cracked lips as well as a red throat.